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Victrix Unveils the World’s Fastest Xbox Controller
To give serious gamers an edge over their opponents, San Diego-based gaming peripheral company Victrix has now introduced its new Gambit lineup, featuring what the company says is the world’s fastest Xbox controller. Dubbed the Victrix Gambit Dual Core Tournament Controller, the new device uses Dual Core technology to provide the fastest response times across its triggers, thumbsticks and buttons currently available on the market. One core focuses on getting those signals to your console in lightning speeds while the other core handles audio including built-in Dolby Atmos. There’s also 14 swappable components, trigger stops, a protective carrying case and customizable settings on the Victrix app. In addition to the controller, the company is also launching a new premium headset under the G...
Xbox Celebrates 20th-Anniversary With Translucent Special Edition Controller
November 15 marks the 20th anniversary of the very original Xbox, and in celebration of this milestone, Microsoft is now launching a special edition translucent controller for those on the Xbox Series X/S. Based on the new controllers designed for its next-gen console, the upcoming release carries all the usual functions you’d expect from newer Xbox controllers, including the upgraded D-pad design and textured grips. A translucent cover takes over most of the front side as a nod to the original Xbox debug kits shipped out two decades ago, while the brand’s signature green tones return as welcome accents on the Xbox home button itself and the padding on the rear. Along with the new controller, Xbox will also release a stereo headset boasting a similar translucent design as well as green acc...
Bandai Namco Announces New ‘Mobile Suit: Gundam’ Game ‘Battle Operation Code Fairy’
Bandai Namco has just revealed a new Gundam game coming to both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 named Mobile Suit: Gundam Battle Operation Code Fairy. Releasing an anime-styled teaser trailer along with the announcement, the new game is expected to be a sequel to the previous Battle Operation series, also developed specifically for PlayStation. The original game first launched back in 2012 as a free-to-play game and offered Mobile Suit battles between two teams of four to six players on either the Earth Federation or Zeon Forces. The game mainly focused on ground combat, with various vehicles and mechas at your disposal. In 2018, Bandai Namco released a sequel aptly named Battle Operation 2, which built on the first game and added an all-new space battle featur...
HHW Gaming: The Nintendo Switch OLED Is The New Console Jig, Gamers React To It Selling Out Immediately
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Nintendo / Nintendo Switch (OLED model) Move over PS5 and Xbox Series X. The Nintendo Switch OLED is the newest hard-to-find gaming console. Despite being met with mixed reviews because it was not the “Pro Model” Nintendo fanboys were hoping for, the company that gave us Mario has another hit on their hands with the Nintendo Switch OLED model. The new OLED Model doesn’t set itself apart from the first Nintendo Switch Console but does offer a new vibrant 7-inch OLED screen with vivid colors and crisp contrast, a better kickstand, and a LAN port. The Nintendo Switch OLED arrived alongside the new Metroid: Dread game, and it immediately sold out. Like the PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles, the search to find one of Nintendo’s latest hybrid consoles has qu...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Is Celebrating 20 Years of Play In Style, Announces New adidas Sneakers & More
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Microsoft / Xbox Celebrates 20 Years of Play Can you believe it? It’s been 20 years since the arrival of the big black box, aka the Xbox, arrived in homes and changed the gaming landscape. Microsoft announced it is dropping a new pair of adidas kicks, wearable swag, and gaming accessories to celebrate. Get your coins ready. Thursday (Oct.6), Xbox announced its new global partnership with adidas. To kick things off, the company is dropping its first-ever console-inspired kicks in honor of the 20th anniversary of Xbox. adidas will be releasing a version of its Forum Tech silhouette dubbed the “Xbox 20th Forum Tech,” which draws inspiration from the original Xbox console for the launch of Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001. Source: Microsoft / Xbox ...
HHW Gaming: Rockstar Games Announces ‘Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition,’ Gamers Just Want ‘GTA 6’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: SOPA Images / Getty Rockstar Games is taking its sweet time with Grand Theft Auto: VI and hopes this latest announcement will hold fans over, but that probably won’t be the case based on the reactions. Friday (Oct.8), Rockstar Games finally confirmed its worst kept secret that it is dropping remastered or, as it calls it, “definitive editions” of Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas. Rockstar Games dropped the news via its Twitter account, confirming rumors that have been floating for months, plus several leaks that revealed leaked logos, game achievements, and the game already receiving a rating in South Korea. In the tweet thread that started with an announcement trailer, Rockstar Games wrote: Later this month marks a very special annive...
Rockstar Confirms ‘Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition’ Will Arrive Later This Year
Rockstar Games on Friday confirmed the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the release of Grand Theft Auto III, Rockstar is remastering the aforementioned gameplay, along with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, with across-the-board upgrades. The definitive series will feature “graphical improvements and modern gameplay enhancements for all three titles, while still maintaining the classic look and feel of the originals,” according to the company. Rockstar has not yet shared details on the improvements to each title or shared any footage from the upcoming releases, though the company has confirmed it will share more details “in the coming weeks.” In preparation f...
First Trailer For ‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccon City’ Shows How Much This Film Honors The Iconic Video Games
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment / Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City Those first look photos didn’t do the upcoming Resident Evil movie reboot any justice because the new trailer is L I T. In August, Sony Pictures Entertainment gave us some rather uninspiring first look photos from Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City. The film will help jumpstart the mediocre but still entertaining movie franchise based on Capcom’s iconic survival horror video games. Source: Screen Gems / Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City Thursday (Oct.7) to help kick off New York Comic-Con, the first trailer has arrived, and based on what we have seen from it, unlike the other films, this one sticks to the material from the game. There are even some iconic moments from the Reside...
Twitch Claims “Server Configuration Change” Allowed Hackers To Gain Access Private Information
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Following a massive hack, Twitch has released an update on the situation. Here is what you need to know. It’s been a lousy month for technology. First, Facebook and its family of social media apps suffered a massive outage due to a mistake on their end. Now, Twitch has confirmed in a tweet that it was indeed the victim of a massive data breach which resulted in its source code and other private information leaking out. The Twitch spokesperson revealed a hacker gained access to the company’s servers due to a misconfiguration change. “We can confirm a breach has taken place,” the tweet reads, “Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this. We will update the community as soon as additional information is availabl...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Far Cry 6’ Is A Liberating Good Time, With A LOT To Do
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Far Cry 6 Ubisoft ups the ante with Far Cry 6, the latest chapter in the famed Far Cry video game franchise. Does this game return the beloved first-person shooter/adventure game to its glory? It most certainly does. Living La Vida Loca Source: Ubisoft / Far Cry 6 One common aspect that all Far Cry games feature is giving players so much to do in the games massive worlds while experiencing all kinds of mayhem. Before we are thrown into the madness that is Far Cry 6, the game explains how you are taken fresh out of the frying pan and into the fire with a gripping prologue. You take control of your character Dani Rojas, who you could decide to be male or female for your adventure. For our playthrough, we chose the male version of the reluctant pro...
The ‘Kingdom Hearts’ Trilogy Is Coming to the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo has announced that the Kingdom Hearts trilogy will be available on the Nintendo Switch via cloud streaming. The news was confirmed shortly after it was revealed that Sora will be the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter. Players can expect Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Kingdom Hearts III and its ReMind DLC to make its way on the Switch, however a release date was not announced. Nintendo’s cloud streaming has allowed high-definition games to be playable on the Switch without sacrificing too much of the visual quality. Other third-party games such as Hitman 3 have been made available on the console, however an internet connection is required. Elsewhere in gaming, a new Rockstar leak is pointing at a GTA trilogy def...
Ubisoft Announces Its Own ‘Ghost Recon Frontline’ Free-to-Play Battle Royale
Joining in on the battle royale frenzy that has taken over the gaming industry over recent years, AAA developer Ubisoft has now announced its own take on the massively popular shooter format with Ghost Recon Frontline. While the game’s name does put it under the Ghost Recon series, the latest title to join the franchise will move from its traditional third-person perspective to a first-person shooter, bringing it closer to the likes of Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone. The game will feature three-man teams consisting of numerous contractors who will fight to be the last team standing against more than 100 other players, and utilizes “an advanced class system and large set of tactical support tools allowing for complete freedom in strategic gameplay, with multiple ways ...
